See the Tampax teaching guide (1986) and a Modess teacher's portfolio from the early 1950s.See ads for menarche-education booklets: Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday (Kotex, 1933), Tampax tampons (1970, with Susan Dey), Personal Products (1955, with Carol Lynley), and German o.b. tampons (lower ad, 1970s)See also the booklets How shall I tell my daughter? (Modess, various dates), Growing up and liking it (Modess, various dates), and Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday (Kotex, 1928).And read Lynn Peril's series about these and similar booklets!See more Kotex items: First ad (1921) - ad 1928 (Sears and Roebuck catalog) - Lee Miller ads (first real person in amenstrual hygiene ad, 1928) - Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday (booklet for girls, 1928, Australian edition; there are many links here to Kotex items) - Preparing for Womanhood (1920s, booklet for girls; Australian edition) - 1920s booklet in Spanish showing disposal method - box from about 1969 - "Are you in the know?" ads (Kotex) (1949)(1953)(1964)(booklet, 1956) - See more ads on the Ads for Teenagers main pageDIRECTORY of all topics (See also the SEARCH ENGINE, bottom of page.)CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation
and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
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These manuals came with other material (for example, the Growing Up and Liking It booklets; and here's an ad from Pursettes for such material) for the students.Because of mothers' unwillingness to teach their daughters about menstruation, doctors and companies took over the job, with imperfect results. Read Lynn Peril's article about these booklets. |
Personal Products (Modess), 1962 |
Personal Products (Modess), 1973 |
